Quadro FX 540 vs Radeon HD 8330

Place in the ranking	1174	1388
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.15	0.58
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Kalindi	NV43
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	13 August 2013 (11 years ago)	9 August 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	497 MHz	300 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	146 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.976	2.400
Floating-point processing power	0.1272 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	8	8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	198 mm
Width	IGP	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	System Shared	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	128 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	8 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.3	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 8330 0.69
+229%

FX 540 0.21

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 8330 266
+233%

FX 540 80

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

10
+233%

3−4

−233%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

99.67

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

0−1

This is how HD 8330 and FX 540 compete in popular games:

HD 8330 is 233% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.69	0.21
Recency	13 August 2013	9 August 2004
Chip lithography	28 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

HD 8330 has a 228.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 8330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8330 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 540 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.